I Fabricated the Techniques, but my disciple really mastered them? - Chapter 444

Chapter 444: Chapter 247 Artifact Refining Genius Fang Hao_2
 

Why would it constantly exhaust itself by shooting out two beams to distract attention, and moreover, make itself an easier target?

This artifact is too useless; martial artists usually choose moonlight stones or Luminous Pearls for illumination rather than such an artifact.

Clearly, Fang Hao’s contraption was costly to make. Not to mention selling it at a high price, he couldn’t even break even.

Fang Hao felt awkward, set down the artifact, and muttered, “This is a half-finished product. In my vision, it should be worn over the eyes, launching an attack with just a glare, instantly killing a person.”

Li Xuan nodded. It was a great idea but clearly too difficult to achieve for Fang Hao.

Fang Hao then took a claw from the box and put it on his hand. As he raised his hand forward, the claw shone with a burst of light.

“Bitch, behold the claw!”

What astonished Li Xuan was that this claw actually made sounds.

“Roar!”

With another swing, the sound from the claw turned into a beast’s roar.

“Die!”

Lastly, a man’s angry roar echoed.

“For now, it only has these three sounds. When attacking enemies, it can distract them. The practicality is still quite strong,”

Fang Hao said earnestly.

In his original plan, when one clawed out, an attack similar to a demonic sound would be unleashed to intimidate the enemy, but after forging, it only emitted sounds without any intimidating effect.

No matter how hard he tried, he could never achieve what he had envisioned.

“These are all forged by you?”

Li Xuan asked, looking into the box full of various artifacts.

“That’s right!”

Fang Hao nodded.

Then he asked expectantly, “Big brother, if you like any of these, I can give you a discount!”

The more Li Xuan looked, the more he liked Fang Hao. This plump fellow had bizarre and wonderful ideas and decent talent, perfectly suited for practicing Qimen Martial Arts.

“Why do you make these unconventional artifacts? They seem somewhat lackluster.”

Li Xuan asked curiously.

“In the Spiritual Realm, artifact forging seems to lack novelty. Moreover, my dream is to become the leading artifact-refining family in the Spiritual Realm,

“Only by surpassing everyone and innovating in forging will it be possible.”

Fang Hao spoke with determination.

“Loose Cultivator, how can you establish a family?”

Li Xuan asked with a smile.

“I know it’s hard, but how could I be content without trying?”

Fang Hao said solemnly.

“Is your forging skill ancestral?”

Li Xuan asked curiously.

“No.”

Fang Hao shook his head: “My father was not strong, barely reaching Grandmaster before he died in an accident. I admit that my martial arts talent isn’t great, so I chose to learn artifact forging.

“The basic artifact forging skills, I bought them myself and developed my forging skills through my research.

“I dare say, in the entire Zheng Country, no one understands artifact forging better than me!”

Li Xuan became even more satisfied upon hearing this. Fang Hao truly possessed exceptional Qimen talent, and it seemed that his Qimen Martial Arts would soon be recognized by the world.

Next, Li Xuan continued to ask Fang Hao some questions, and Fang Hao answered each one. At the end, he led Li Xuan to the yard behind the shop.

This was the yard that Fang Hao had rented—the shop in front and a yard at the back, where Fang Hao forged his tools.

In the yard, there was a forging table surrounded by various forging materials.

Next to the forging table stood an armored puppet as tall as a man.

“This is the battle puppet I’ve painstakingly developed, but it’s currently too limited, unable to fight independently and must be controlled by infusing one’s own Martial Arts powers, making it somewhat lackluster.

“However, I’ve already thought of a solution, it’s just I may need a lot of time to test whether it works or not.”

Fang Hao said excitedly while patting the battle puppet.

Li Xuan was truly surprised now; Fang Hao’s talent was undeniable.

Even a fighting puppet had been forged.

Raising his hand, he channeled divine energy into the puppet, and with a clang, the puppet raised its hand and swung the battle ax—slashing straight, sweeping horizontally, and chopping diagonally left and right in repetitive motions.

It was indeed too lackluster.

But for the Spiritual Realm, it was also a significant pioneering innovation.

Flushed with embarrassment, Fang Hao said, “I too wish for the battle puppet to have a more autonomous way of fighting, but it seems very hard to achieve.”

“Didn’t you say you had already found a solution?”

Li Xuan withdrew his spiritual power and smiled as he asked,

“Yes, but it’s very difficult.”

Fang Hao sighed.

He explained his proposed solution.

“You know about corpses that grow in special places, nurtured over long periods? I was wondering if combat puppets could also be cultivated in such places.

“I’ve already found a special place and buried a combat puppet there. I just want to verify if it’s feasible, but it’s too difficult.”

Fang Hao sighed again.

This was an inspiration he had after hearing about how a Flood Dragon had transformed into a nurtured corpse.

However, the birth of such corpses requires hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years of nurturing.

Verifying the feasibility would be impossible in a short amount of time.

Moreover, even if it were feasible, the nurturing time for combat puppets was excessively long, and moreover, their combat power might not necessarily be strong.

It seemed too trivial a benefit.

That was why Fang Hao was feeling dejected.

“I’ll take this combat puppet. I have an item that I want you to refine. If you succeed, it’ll show that we are fated, and I’ll offer you a great opportunity.”

Li Xuan thought for a moment and then smiled.

“My combat puppet isn’t cheap. Just buying the materials cost…”

Fang Hao’s eyes lit up as he hurriedly spoke.

Li Xuan took out several spirit bills. These were issued by the major sects of the Spiritual Realm and were taken from the Dai Family by Xu Yan.

“Here are five hundred thousand Spirit Crystals.”

“Brother, the combat puppet is yours now. Also, this spring night mirror, I’ll give it to you as well.”

Fang Hao was thrilled.

Li Xuan’s mouth twitched at the mention of the spring night mirror, something he didn’t want.

“Keep that for yourself,”

he said, shaking his head.

Fang Hao chuckled and quickly asked again, “Brother, what do you want to refine? I will definitely refine it for you.”

Li Xuan took out a Formation Diagram, the smallest and simplest one in the collection.

“See this diagram? You just need to imprint it into a magical treasure.”

Li Xuan smiled and continued, “I don’t care what instrument you use, just imprint this diagram inside it. I’m not concerned about how you refine it or how exactly you arrange the patterns; all you need to do is capture the essence of this diagram.

“If you can do that, it will show that we are fated.”

This was a test—if Fang Hao could accomplish this, it would prove he had a genuine Qimen talent, and he would be the fourth disciple.

Looking at the diagram in his hands, Fang Hao felt its profound mystery. His intuition told him that understanding it could open a new window to the world,

unlocking a new realm for him.

“Brother, don’t worry, I will definitely get it done!”

Fang Hao said, patting his chest.

“Good. Here is a hundred thousand in spirit tickets, consider it a deposit for buying materials,”

Li Xuan said, pulling out another hundred thousand spirit tickets.

“Thanks, big brother, you are really a good person, generous just like Young Master Shen!”

Fang Hao was overjoyed.

After Young Master Shen, had he gained another regular client?

He wouldn’t lack Spirit Crystals for buying materials and continuing his research anymore.

“The chance to change your fate is right before your eyes, little fatty. Grab it well!”

Li Xuan chuckled and patted Fang Hao on the shoulder.

“I’ll come back in a few days to check.”

With a gesture, the combat puppet returned to his hand, and he disappeared from the courtyard in a single step.

Li Xuan was in high spirits, having finally found a candidate with the right talent to be his fourth disciple.

“I hope he passes the test.”

Li Xuan thought to himself.

After a long conversation, he had come to appreciate Fang Hao’s temperament and character. Fang Hao was ambitious, dream-driven, and highly focused on studying Qimen martial arts and techniques.

Once Li Xuan had left, Fang Hao looked at the diagram in his hand. The more he looked, the more profound it appeared, and he felt he might have gained something extraordinary.

“If I can decipher it, if I can forge the treasure that big brother needs, it will surely be incredible.”

In a daze, he suddenly paused.